Famous Deaths Happened In 1785

Jan 03 In the year 1785 death of baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (b. 1706)  

Jan 06 Haym Salomon, dies in Phila at 44, helped finance the revolution on this day in history.  

Jan 19 Jonathan Toup, English classical scholar and critic (b. 1713) died on this day in history.  

Jan 23 On this day in history death of matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician (b. 1717)  

Feb 06 In the year 1785 iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83), dies at 48  

Feb 19 In the year 1785 johann Christoph Richter, composer, dies at 84  

Feb 24 Carlo Bonaparte, Corsican attorney, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

Apr 14 In the year 1785 death of william Whitehead, English writer (b. 1715)  

Apr 26 On this day in history karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer, dies at 40  

Apr 30 Frederick Philipse 3, land owner (Bronx, Westch & Putnam), dies at 65 in the year 1785.  

May 08 Pietro Longhi, painter, dies on this day in history.  

May 09 In the year 1785 franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer, dies at 44  

May 10 On this day in history etienne Joseph Floquet, composer, dies at 36  

May 15 Karel Blazej Kopriva, composer, dies at 29 in the year 1785.  

May 23 In the year 1785 william Woollett, engraver, dies  

Jun 02 On this day in history death of jean Paul de Gua de Malves, French mathematician (b. 1713)  

Jun 05 Gottfried August Homilius, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Jun 06 Johann Michael Demmler, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.  

Jun 25 In the year 1785 pierre Talon, composer, dies at 63  

Jun 27 On this day in history egbert de Free Temminck, Amsterdam regent, dies at 84  

Jun 30 On this day in history death of james Oglethorpe, English general and founder of the state of Georgia (b. 1696)  

Jul 13 Stephen Hopkins, US judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Aug 14 In the year 1785 john William Fletcher, evangelist, dies  

Aug 17 On this day in history jonathan Trumbull, US patriot, dies  

Aug 21 On this day in history jean B Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Pigeon), dies  

Aug 26 George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, British soldier and politician (b. 1716) died on this day in history.  

Oct 04 On this day in history death of david Brearly, American statesman (b. 1703)  

Oct 24 In the year 1785 jean-Jacques Robson, composer, dies at 64  

Oct 30 In the year 1785 gustaf P Creutz, Swedish diplomat/poet (Daphne), dies at 54  

Nov 18 On this day in history death of louis Philip I, Duke of Orléans, French soldier and writer (b. 1725)  

Nov 19 On this day in history bernard de Bury, composer, dies at 65  

Nov 25 In the year 1785 death of richard Glover, British poet (b. 1712)  

Nov 28 In the year 1785 william Whipple, merchant/judge/signer (Decl of Independ), dies at 55  

Dec 08 Antonio Maria Mazzoni, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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Jan 04 On this day in history birth of jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Germany, librarian (fairy tale collector)  

Jan 04 Jakob Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (d. 1863) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 23 On this day in history birth of carl A Agardh, Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad  

Feb 12 Pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist (d. 1838) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 15 Claude Louis Marie Navier was born in the year 1785.  

Feb 21 Karl A Varnhagen von Ense, German officer/author (Die Sterner) was born in the year 1785.  

Mar 06 On this day in history birth of karol Kazimierz Kurpinski, composer  

Mar 07 In the year 1785 birth of alessandro Manzoni, Italy, poet/novelist (Betrothed)